Upcoming Keystone XL Pipeline Decision for Obama

A proposed plan for building a massive oil pipeline, the Keystone XL, could reach President Obama’s desk by this summer. The pipeline would essentially split America in half and run through the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the world’s largest aquifers. Polls have shown that most Americans support the project’s approval, but there are also many critics.

Besides posing a risk to the environment, the pipeline would ship oil overseas and potentially drive up oil prices in the Midwest. Proponents of the plan argue that the pipeline will be safe, providing lots of revenue and jobs for Americans. But many of those jobs would be temporary during construction of the pipeline, providing no direct benefit to everyday Americans looking for work.

The negative report from the EPA was welcomed heartily by environmentalists around the country fighting to make their voices heard and the pipeline denied. President Obama will likely face the decision while America remains divided.

Hight knows it is an uphill battle to win over Americans, the White House, and the President; however, she still believes Obama will make the right decision in the end and reject the Keystone XL proposal.